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In this typed letter from Linda Grace Hoyer to her son, John Updike, Linda urges John to acquire a warm coat for the winter while at Harvard. Linda updates John about life at home and compares their economic and social standing with other families they have met at church.

Publication Date

10-30-1950

Document Type

Letter

City

Plowville, Pennsylvania

Keywords

clothing, money, Whitner's Department Store, Mr. Love, Harvard University, United Evangelical Lutheran Church, Linda Grace Hoyer, John Updike, Wesley Russell Updike, Elverson, Rogers Peet

Language

English

Sender

Linda Grace Hoyer

Recipient

John Updike

Disciplines

American Literature | Social History | United States History

Comments

This letter has flowers on the left margin.

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Letter from Linda Grace Hoyer to John Updike, October 30, 1950

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